Spirit Yachts 52D

Construction

Hull Construction:

• Yellow (Alaskan) cedar over male mould, 18mm x 40mm cover (speed strip), epoxy bonded .
• Planking cross laminated with 2x3mm khaya veneers at 45 degrees.
• The hog, keel, stem and stern posts, horn timber and beam shelf constructed from solid or laminated straight grain yellow cedar. 
• The hull is stiffened by cave bins and stringers etc. in high stress areas around the mast and keel trunk.
• Laminated ring frames form the chain plate mounts and mast partners and transmit the loads to hull and laminated keel bearing floors. 
• All ring frames laminated from Sapele.
• Extra hull stiffening is fitted as required.
• All plywood used is manufactured to Lloyds specification.
• The hull planking is sheathed with 2x450gsm bi-axial E-glass/Epoxy - 90° 1x200gsm twill E-glass/Epoxy (Above DWL) - 0°, faired with two layers of epoxy fillers and spray coated with Awlgrip paint system. 
• Colour Jade Mist green with gold cove line and white antifouling.

 

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• All deck beams, beam shelf and carlins in Mahogany. 
• Structural bulkheads in 12mm plywood, braced with solid mahogany where necessary.
• The beams are overlaid with 12mm plywood. 
• Teak toe rail fitted full length. Toe rail has limber holes for drainage. The deck is laid with 6mm swept teak planking following the margins. 
• Deck caulking grey coloured.
• There is no seating in the cockpit. Deck level continues to the cockpit wells with the coaming outboard.
• Cockpit wells self-draining with the helm cockpit and working cockpit not interlinked.
• Splash rails forward on foredeck.
• Both the splash rails and the cockpit coamings will be a maximum of 60mm high reducing to 50mm where the mainsheet trimmer sits out. Just enough to keep water running down the deck away.
• Sliding companionway hatch with garage.
• Foredeck fitted with 70cm x 60cm sliding hatch designed for spinnaker drops.

 

Keel & Rudder:

• Rudder is a laminated carbon fibre blade and stock, running in Jefa bearings.
• The keel is of the flattened bulb ‘T’ type with maximum righting moment and with optimum high/low pressure separation across the keel. 
• The keel bulb weighs 3,500kg and is mated to a custom engineered carbon fibre blade fitted in a keel box running up to the deck.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Yanmar 3YM30AE diesel inboard, indirect cooled.
• 260 hours - July 2025. 
• Hurth 2:6:1 gearbox.
• Soft mounted with flexible coupling and flexible stuffing box.

 

Propulsion & Steering:

• McConaghy Carbon Steering wheel, maximum size. 
• 20mm titanium prop shaft through bronze ‘P’ bracket to folding 2 blade propeller in bronze by Gori. 
• Wet exhaust system with water sump and swan neck to outlet in counter. 
• Engine control panel near helm position with audible alarms, single lever Morse control and engine stop lever.

 

Other Mechanical Equipment:

• Lightweight sound insulation fitted.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• Electrical panel near companionway fitted with 10 switches, individually fused.
• Electrical panel at helm for lights and bilge pumps.

 

Battery Banks:

• Lithium Ion marine batteries fitted.
• Starter battery Super-B model SB12V10P-DC.
• Service model 2 x SB12V160E-CC.

 

Battery Chargers:

• Start battery charged by Mastervolt smart dropper.

 

Alternators:

• 24V Mastervolt alternator in lieu of standard 12V alternator with remote regulation for fast charging.

Plumbing Systems

Bilge Pumps:

• 2 x Electric bilge pumps fitted on Auto and Manual switching.
• 1 x Pump in each of the aft lazarette and the main cabin.
• Manual bilge pump fitted in cockpit.

Tankage

Fuel:

• 51 litre Tektank nylon translucent fuel tank fitted.

Navigation Equipment

• 2 x Steering compass fitted with night illumination at helm.
• 2 x Standard Horizon HX320 handheld VHF.
• Getac Tablet.
• Mastmounted A&T BFD display.
• Mast mounted B&G 20:20.
• B&G System, specified and supplied by Field Yachting. 

Domestic Equipment

Heads/Showers:

• Lightweight low-profile carbon fibre marine toilet fitted at companionway – unused. 
• Through hulls flush to hull fitted for minimal water flow disturbance PVC flush fit when closed.

 

Lighting:

• Tri-colour navigation light at masthead.
• Steaming light fitted to mast.
• All round white anchor light fitted to mast. Incorporated with tricolor. 
• Lopolights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• All interior cave storage bins are constructed of 9mm plywood, bonded and filleted to the hull, Mahogany trimmed.
• Minimal furniture and structure internally – only what is necessary for the integrity of the vessel.
• All interior surfaces are finished in satin varnish.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• Hall Spars mast and boom manufactured in carbon fibre, tapered above the hounds and painted white.
• Mast professionally stiffened and repainted.
• No reefs fitted.
• 2024 Carbon Smart Standing rigging.
• Halyard lock for main.
• Halyard lock for jib.
• Two masthead spinnaker halyards
• Main halyard to exit below deck led to primary winch. Trip line to pit.
• All halyards in 12mm Dyneema.
• All halyards and headsail, spinnaker control lines led aft to the cockpit through deck organizers and Spinlock clutches to two Harken size 50.3 self-tailing winches either side of the hatch.
• No reefing lines fitted.
• Backstay in Dyneema, controlled by Harken Performa 40 – 2 speed winch.
• Hybrid gas vang fitted, controlled from cockpit.
• Lazyjack fittings on boom.
• One jib halyard.
• Pole topper specced as a possible GS halyard.
• Carbon spinnaker pole supplied with dip pole track fitted to the mast with uphaul and downhaul led aft to cockpit.
• Pole heel controls at the mast.
• Traveller for mainsheet with 4:1 controls fitted to bridge deck forward of the helm cockpit.
• Cunningham, outhaul, tackline and vang. led to mainsheet trimmer.
• Headsail cars on athwart ship tracks (maximum width) with outhaul, inhaul and up/down sheet controls.
• Car controls lead to the pit.

 

Winches: 

• 1 x Self-tailing 3 speed Harken 50.3ST winch for mainsheet.
• Jib and spinnaker sheets controlled by 3 speed Harken 50.3ST self-tailing winches with base sheaves.
• Smart deck layout with buttons for cross winching.
• All controls led aft to cockpit controlled by 2 x 3 speed Harken 50.3ST winches.

 

Sails: 

• All North Sails in 3Di  and lightly used.
• Main 2023.
• J1 2023.
• J3 2023.
• J2 2024
• North Downwind.
• S2 2022.
• S4 2024.
• A3 2019.
• Furling Spin Staysail North Radial 2019.
• Code O Top Down Furler 2017.

 

General:

• Flagpole socket recessed in aft deck. With mahogany varnished flagpole.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• 2x5m, and 2x8m mooring warps supplied.
• Lightweight aluminium ‘Fortress’ style anchor supplied with 5m chain and 20m multiplait.
• 6 x Fenders supplied.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Mainsail cover.

Safety Equipment

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• 2 x 1kg Fire extinguishers supplied.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.